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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 26 · 40 questions
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The trick (Count the places): Forget the points and multiply the whole numbers. Count all the digits after the points in the question. Put the point that many places from the right, then check by rounding.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.0.86 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0258 (b) 2.58 (c) 0.258 (d) 25.8
  2. 2.4.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  3. 3.6.9 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.15 (b) 0.2415 (c) 2.415 (d) 241.5
  4. 4.0.63 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 0.504 (c) 5.04 (d) 50.4
  5. 5.0.19 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.95 (b) 0.00095 (c) 0.0095 (d) 0.095
  6. 6.4.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.376 (b) 3.76 (c) 37.6 (d) 376
  7. 7.9.8 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.48 (b) 0.2548 (c) 254.8 (d) 2.548
  8. 8.7.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.616 (b) 6.16 (c) 0.0616 (d) 61.6
  9. 9.2.3 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.04 (b) 0.1104 (c) 1.104 (d) 110.4
  10. 10.7.8 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1248 (b) 12.48 (c) 1.248 (d) 124.8
  11. 11.0.71 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.568 (b) 0.0568 (c) 0.00568 (d) 5.68
  12. 12.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.11 (b) 0.111 (c) 0.0111 (d) 11.1
  13. 13.0.35 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.105 (b) 10.5 (c) 0.0105 (d) 1.05
  14. 14.2.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.66 (b) 0.066 (c) 6.6 (d) 0.0066
  15. 15.7.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.08 (b) 0.608 (c) 60.8 (d) 608
  16. 16.3.4 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 442 (b) 44.2 (c) 0.442 (d) 4.42
  17. 17.0.23 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00069 (b) 0.69 (c) 0.069 (d) 0.0069
  18. 18.0.39 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0351 (b) 0.00351 (c) 0.351 (d) 3.51
  19. 19.0.13 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0234 (b) 0.234 (c) 0.00234 (d) 2.34
  20. 20.0.28 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 16.8
  21. 21.0.89 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00801 (b) 0.801 (c) 0.0801 (d) 8.01
  22. 22.7.6 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 144.4 (b) 0.1444 (c) 1.444 (d) 14.44
  23. 23.0.61 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.05 (b) 0.305 (c) 30.5 (d) 0.0305
  24. 24.0.45 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.65 (b) 0.765 (c) 0.0765 (d) 76.5
  25. 25.5.7 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.311 (b) 13.11 (c) 0.1311 (d) 131.1
  26. 26.8.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0664 (b) 0.664 (c) 66.4 (d) 6.64
  27. 27.0.27 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.864 (b) 8.64 (c) 0.0864 (d) 86.4
  28. 28.8.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 712 (b) 7.12 (c) 71.2 (d) 0.712
  29. 29.0.46 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.76 (b) 0.0276 (c) 0.276 (d) 27.6
  30. 30.1.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0042 (b) 4.2 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.42
  31. 31.9.8 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1666 (b) 16.66 (c) 166.6 (d) 1.666
  32. 32.5.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.295 (b) 29.5 (c) 2.95 (d) 295
  33. 33.0.88 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2288 (b) 2.288 (c) 228.8 (d) 22.88
  34. 34.0.93 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.906 (b) 39.06 (c) 390.6 (d) 0.3906
  35. 35.7.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.4 (b) 0.0304 (c) 0.304 (d) 3.04
  36. 36.4.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.87 (b) 28.7 (c) 0.287 (d) 0.0287
  37. 37.5.2 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.44 (b) 114.4 (c) 0.1144 (d) 1.144
  38. 38.2.9 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.35 (b) 435 (c) 0.435 (d) 43.5
  39. 39.0.49 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 53.9 (b) 0.0539 (c) 0.539 (d) 5.39
  40. 40.7.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 6.24 (c) 0.624 (d) 624

Answer key

  1. 2.58
  2. 28.8
  3. 24.15
  4. 5.04
  5. 0.095
  6. 37.6
  7. 25.48
  8. 6.16
  9. 11.04
  10. 12.48
  11. 0.568
  12. 1.11
  13. 1.05
  14. 0.66
  15. 60.8
  16. 44.2
  17. 0.069
  18. 0.351
  19. 0.234
  20. 1.68
  21. 0.801
  22. 14.44
  23. 3.05
  24. 7.65
  25. 13.11
  26. 6.64
  27. 8.64
  28. 71.2
  29. 2.76
  30. 0.42
  31. 16.66
  32. 29.5
  33. 22.88
  34. 39.06
  35. 3.04
  36. 2.87
  37. 11.44
  38. 43.5
  39. 5.39
  40. 62.4

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